Exact quotes from my St. Martin’s Press reviewer of 20 pages submitted for Manuscript Mart: “The writing in your submission is excellent. Your copy needed the least editing of anything I have seen today. And, you have a really cool hook.” A few updates needed on the query letter, but soon I will be sendingContinue reading “Feedback on Young Mister Tim novel one”
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Elkins, West Virginia
In September of 2016, I traveled to Elkins, West Virginia with a half-finished novel. It had no ending and no real sense of place, so I knew a visit was in order. With the help of Russ Collett, then-principal of Elkins High School, I gained a sense not just of the school and the students, but also ofContinue reading “Elkins, West Virginia”
My Novel is Done. Again.
Young Mister Tim: Past Imperfect, my YA novel about a high school senior who inadvertently slips into an alternate version of his past–and it’s done again! This morning at 1 a.m., just past the witching hour on Halloween, I finished my major revision of the book. It is 15% leaner and what is left is, IContinue reading “My Novel is Done. Again.”